Principles of Pulmonary Medicine

Concise and easy to read, this completely updated new edition correlates basic pathophysiologic principles with the radiologic, pathologic, and clinical aspects of disease to provide an integrated, user-friendly approach to the study of pulmonary medicine. In addition to detailed text, case-based questions cover topics including interpretation of pulmonary function tests, physiologic data, and results of arterial blood gas testing. More than 120 high-quality images complement the discussion of specific diseases and provide a clear framework for understanding difficult pulmonary concepts. The text provides updated coverage of diagnostic modalities in pulmonary disease, as well as management of asthma, lung cancer, respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other important pulmonary diseases. A new, web-based interactive learning tool box offers additional radiographic images, audio clips of lung sounds, and self-assessment questions modeled after the questions found on the USMLE exams. In print and online, this is an essential resource for mastering the foundations of pulmonary medicine.

Key Features

Guides you through the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology relevant to major pulmonary disorders, and then focuses on the clinical aspects and treatment of specific diseases.
Presents more than 120 high-quality images which complement the discussion of specific diseases and provide a clear framework for understanding difficult pulmonary concepts.
Uses margin notes throughout the text that summarize and highlight critical information for quick review.
Features case-based questions covering topics including pulmonary function tests, physiologic data, and results of arterial blood gas testing, that help you apply the material to real-life practice.

New to this Edition

Includes access to a web-based interactive learning tool box, featuring additional chest radiographs, audio clips of lung sounds, and self-assessment questions that test your ability to apply physiologic principles to quantitative problems, modeled after the questions found on the USMLE.
Presents updated coverage of diagnostic modalities used in pulmonary disease, as well as management of asthma, lung cancer, respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other important pulmonary diseases to help you choose the most effective course of patient treatment.

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Contents
1. Pulmonary Anatomy and Physiology—The Basics
2. Presentation of the Patient with Pulmonary Disease
3. Evaluation of the Patient with Pulmonary Disease
4. Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of Airways
5. Asthma
6. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
7. Miscellaneous Airway Diseases
8. Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of the Pulmonary Parenchyma
9. Overview of the Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases
10. Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases Associated with Known Etiologic Agents
11. Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases of Unknown Etiology
12. Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of the Pulmonary Vasculature
13. Pulmonary Embolism
14. Pulmonary Hypertension
15. Pleural Disease
16. Mediastinal Disease
17. Anatomic and Physiologic Aspects of Neural, Muscular, and Chest Wall Interactions with the Lungs
18. Disorders of Ventilatory Control
19. Disorders of the Respiratory Pump
20. Lung Cancer: Etiologic and Pathologic Aspects
21. Lung Cancer: Clinical Aspects
22. Lung Defense Mechanisms
23. Pneumonia
24. Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
25. Miscellaneous Infections Due to Fungi and Pneumocystis
26. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
27. Classification and Pathophysiologic Aspects of Respiratory Failure
28. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
29. Management of Respiratory Failure
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Index.


Author Information
By Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Senior Vice President for Medical Knowledge and Education, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA; Barbara A. Cockrill, MD, Clinical Director, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Jess Mandel, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Dean, Division of Medical Education, UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA

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